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No need to understand…
I wrote the following blog several months ago but set it aside and did not publish it. A few days after that, I received an update from a dear friend who is battling cancer with all his might. He referred to the John 13:7 passage that I use at the beginning of this blog. …
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Veils, Glory and Freedom
While being directed to a verse in 2 Corinthians 3 this morning, I ended up all over the chapter. As He always does, God showed me something fresh and new about this chapter that I just had to share . It involves Veils (both literal and figurative), the Glory of God’s Covenants, and the…
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Gazing or Glancing?
Hey friend, are you Gazing or Glancing? It matters you know. It matters what you are gazing at or glancing at! Especially in these uncertain, crazy times. At what we “Gaze” and how much, will shape who we will become. First some definitions, and then a little GIFT for you at the bottom…
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Longing for Home…
When I awoke this morning, I realized that I had been dreaming about three of my Aunts who are no longer living. In my dream they were preparing for a family reunion. They were in their element…cooking waaaay too much food and fussing over where the desserts should be placed. The dream took…
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What breaks my heart…
All of us can relate to having someone hurt you with their words or actions. What is sometimes more difficult to deal with (in my opinion) is when someone hurts a person I deeply care about…my Mama Bear instincts come out! I want justice…or at the very least repentance and apologies galore! Unfortunately, the words…
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He is Everything
I am frequently amazed at the insight of writers. Like, Wow, I wish I had said that. This ability to give such clear insight can either encourage me to share my words with confidence or scare me into silence. Being a voracious reader, I am very grateful for their words. I am…
This I Know
by Cheryl Williams
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“What do we know?”
Paul and I stood looking at each other one day in the fall of 2016, asking this question. We had reached the end of our own understanding, resources and really ourselves. It felt like our lives had been turned completely upside-down…and they had. That thing that seems to only happen to other families had happened to us. Can you relate? I am certain that you can or that you will be able to at some point in your life. No one lives long enough on this planet without tragedy, pain, heartache, and evil things happening to you or to someone you love.
This is what we know…
God loves us. He sees us. He loves our children more than we do. He’s got this. He is going to see us through this.
A few weeks later, I pulled out a yellow-lined note pad and wrote the words “This I Know” at the top of the first page. The first entry was, God is for me. Deuteronomy 31:8 records Moses’ words to Joshua and all of Israel. “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” This I know, God is for me.
Two years later, there are still so many things that I Do. Not. Understand. What a painful path this has been. He has faithfully, patiently taught me to better LISTEN, WAIT and KNOW that He is God. I do not have to know all the answers, because He does. He sees the past, present and future…all at the same time. Learning to be okay with that gives me great freedom and much needed peace.
Do I have it all figured out now? Not a chance. Nope.
But, This I Know…He is for us.
Cheryl Williams
This I Know Author